http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Indonesia , Sumatra , Medan en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:55:39 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:55:39 UTC We took the high speed ferry from Penang across to Sumarta it should of taken 4hrs but 6hrs later and lots of very ill people we arrived the sea was really rocky one minute you can see just the sky to one side of the boat then just the waves.We caught a mini van to the Capital City of Medan now these mini vans are something else they would be scrap in the UK there is more filler than body wo http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-323041.html Wednesday June 25 2008 After breakfast I met Sebastien at my guesthouse. He was right on time at 830am. One of the woman there told us we could catch the ferry from the dock at the hotel that we didn't need to go to the ferry itself. So he ordered a coffee and brought it to the dock and we waited. She was right. We flagged it down and it came over. The ride is about thirty minutes back to Par http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-293872.html Medan English Lesson with a Happy EndingItrsquos a day faster and with Air Asia itrsquos actually cheaper to fly KL to Medan Indonesia's third largest city a quick hop across the Straights of Malaka but I need to reach it by sea want to relive bygone days of explorers and spice traders. The ship however is oblivious to any romantic notions a low aluminium hull tosses its cargo from port http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-286664.html lets joint with us .explore Andalas islandculturesflora faunawild lifesSumatra Overland Kubu Primitive Tribe 18 Days 17 NightsItinerary Medan Bohorok Brastagi Samosir Sipirok Bukittinggi Maninjau Padang Sei Penuh Bangko Bukittinggi PadangSumatra Overland Tours Plus Rafting 14 Days 13 NightsItinerary Medan Bohorok Brastagi Samosir Sipirok Bukittinggi M http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-267783.html jaaap indonesien hat mich wieder.medan nordsumatra um genau zu sein oeffentliche muellverbrennung auf den strassen ein hello mister aus jeder richtung ueberfuellteungefederte minibussedie harakiriartig durch die stadt manoevrieren mir kamen fast traene vor lauter ruehrung meinen fuss wieder in dieses land setzen zu duerfen. wirklich vielleicht so'ne art morbider nostalgie... vor allem http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-263608.html North Sumatra Indonesiarsquos most populous province outside of Java stretches from the Indian Ocean in the west to the Straits of Malaka in the East and from Aceh in the north to west Sumatra in the south. It is thick with virgin rainforest jungle covered hills terraced rice fields mountain rivers beautiful waterfalls and volcanic lakes and peaceful while beaches..The people of the regi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-259770.html North Sumatra Indonesiarsquos most populous province outside of Java stretches from the Indian Ocean in the west to the Straits of Malaka in the East and from Aceh in the north to west Sumatra in the south. It is thick with virgin rainforest jungle covered hills terraced rice fields mountain rivers beautiful waterfalls and volcanic lakes and peaceful while beaches..The people of the regi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-259769.html visit INDONESIAN YEAR 2008Cultures jungleswildlifesRiverswaterfallsand more...North sumatra lies between 10 40 north latitude and 980 1000 east longitude its just below the province of Aceh and strait of Mallacca in the East and the Indonesia Oceans in the west covering a land area of 71680 square kilometers. Its populations is 10256027. The province of north Sumatera consists of 17 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-259323.html Just arrived in medan my last stop in indonesia. A few travelers said this place sucked and i agree its not the greatest place but its no worse than bandung actually its a bit nicer. Its another very muslim town so they have the noisy PA around the whole city so they can chant their muslim chants for everyone to hear. I for one am looking forward to the 430am wakeup call...as there is a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-254679.html Medanissa viimeista iltaa Indonesiassa taas talla eraa. Onneksi on jo seuraavat lentoliput tanne ostettuna ensi helmimaaliskuuksi. Eli 65 kkn kuluttua taas Sumatralle ja silloin koko perheen voimin.Hienossa uimaallashotellissa Garuda Plaza Hotel majoittumalla ja ilmastoiduissa kauppakeskuksissa ostoksilla kiertelemalla voi orientoitua taas kotoisiin olosuhteisiin. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-192010.html Lake Toba is famous for the nature valcano lake and it's Samusir Island. This is the early promotion flight from Penang to Medan by Airasia. The flight only take 4050 minutes.This time i travel with a friend. Together we explore the mystery of Lake Toba.... http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-190311.html Tulipahan rytyytettya oikein kunnolla Yli 20 tunnin bussimatka LansiSumatralta tuttujen luota PohjoisSumatran paakaupunkiin Medaniin oli kylla aika epamiellyttava kokemus kiemuraisia ja kapeita vuoristoteita sakeaa tupakansavua ja liian kovalla pauhaavaa indomusiikkia. Medanissa kiirehdin ensin bussiasemalta kymmenen vuoden takaa hyvinkin tuttuun Yuki Simpang Raya kauppakeskuksen McDonald'si http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-190014.html Jamil. We are in Sumatra and the city Medan which is a big city like Vancover only not as big We rented a car in Medan to take us through Sumatra. The first place we went to was Lake Toba which is the biggest lake in South East Asia. It is actually a huge volcanic crater. We got there but we had to wait 1 hour and 30 minutes for a ferry that you have to take to get to the main island. The secon http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-156696.html Hi everyone Well as you can see we've had no time in the last month was it that long to write anything on the blog and we have gone through every place in Indonisia that we were planning to. Sadly today is our last day in the country and even I'm overwhelmed by how time flies So we are now in Sumatra an island that is described by tourists as the adventure island. Before Sumatra t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-156695.html Samir's article. About half a week ago we left Toba and drove up to a city called Berastagi that sits at the foot of an active volcano. As soon as we arrived we instantly began hotelhunting as always but soon realised that it would be awhile before we found a decent resting place. We'd just turned down another hotel when our driver pulled into what he guessed was a hotel. Dad got out to tal http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-156693.html Hi it's Beth. I can't tell you how much we like all the comments everybody sends. It keeps us all interested in keeping this blog going. To start with I better answer a few questions...No we don't encourage Samir to write more often than Alia or Jamil but he is always begging to get on the blog whereas the other two realize how much they like writing on the blog once we have convinced them http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-156692.html http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-153402.html Sumatra is a destination that few people are knowledgeable about and even fewer people visit. It is surprisingly the sixth largest island in the world and well and truly off the beaten track. The previous journal left off in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta from where I organised a bus ticket to Bukittinggi in West Sumatra. Not surprisingly the bus was jam packed and my travelling companion http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-99400.html Kami menghadiri Kongres Nasional Patologi Klinik di Medan yang berlangsung selama seminggu. Beberapa foto dari perjalan kami ke Medan Sumatra Utara.We are attending the National Congress of Clinical Pathogy in Medan for one week. Here are some pictures from our travel in Medan North Sumatra. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-49434.html We've been spoilt rotten on this trip. From the Jensens in New Zealand to Lena Ewan in Sydney and Chris in Brisbane ... we owe a lot of people a lot of favoursOur last 'homestay' of our honeymoon was with my very great friend Rachel and her husband Greg. Rach has been apologising in advance for many many weeks that Medan on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia was not the most exciting o http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-41823.html Hey guysI'm just writing this post to let you know that I'm moving my blog site towww.fromthehorizon.comI'm still getting things set up with the new site but there are afew posts up there already so check them out http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-36818.html